Taneji grew as a coldly scheming and ruthless man, who amanged to become the chief advisor of Matsu Orono, a minor daimyo, and the betrothed of her daughter. Taneji kept Orono in one petty war after another, removing loyal or pious retainers from his Lord. He expected to became Orono's heir through marriage and to apply his mass destruction tactics on Rokugan as a whole. [1]